In a female terminal (10), projections (17) of a contact piece (12), received within a body (11), are engaged respectively in windows (16) formed respectively in opposed walls (15) of the body (11). A support portion (31), formed on the body (11), is resiliently held against a concave surface (18A) of the contact piece (12). The support portion (31) is held against the contact piece (12) through an engagement portion (40) which makes a concave-convex engagement in a direction of a thickness of the contact piece (12).